From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264235AbTLAXab (ORCPT ); Mon, 1 Dec 2003 18:30:31 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264238AbTLAXab (ORCPT ); Mon, 1 Dec 2003 18:30:31 -0500 Received: from adsl-63-194-239-202.dsl.lsan03.pacbell.net ([63.194.239.202]:35333 "EHLO mmp-linux.matchmail.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264235AbTLAXaa (ORCPT ); Mon, 1 Dec 2003 18:30:30 -0500 Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 15:30:25 -0800 From: Mike Fedyk To: Norberto Bensa Cc: Marcelo Tosatti , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: 2.6 security patches merged? was: Linux 2.4 future Message-ID: <20031201233025.GK1566@mis-mike-wstn.matchmail.com> Mail-Followup-To: Norberto Bensa , Marcelo Tosatti , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <200312011226.04750.nbensa@gmx.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200312011226.04750.nbensa@gmx.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 12:26:01PM -0300, Norberto Bensa wrote: Content-Description: signed data > Marcelo Tosatti wrote: > > during 2.4.24. New drivers will be accept during this period (for example, > > If you're going to accept new drivers, accept XFS too (pleeeaaseee :) If you're going to do that, then why not accept ACLs for ext2/3 at the same time, and... They're already in 2.6, if you want the features, then upgrade, not stick with 2.4. Just by using more than one patch, you're accepting the task of testing code. That reminds me, have all of the security patches that went into 2.4 been forward ported to 2.6 and merged already?